Cedric Johnson: DE · Ole Miss · #2.
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Cedric Johnson
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Four seasons in the Ole Miss defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against LSU — Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-7vs Mercer | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20@ No. 24 Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-24@ No. 13 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-49vs No. 13 LSU | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20vs Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21@ Auburn | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-7vs Vanderbilt | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 38-35vs Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-52@ No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-3vs UL Monroe | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-7@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 17 | 6.5 | 5.5 | — | 3 |
Week 8 · 2023
W 28-21
at Auburn
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
14%6 sacksTFL rate
16%6 TFLHurry rate
30%12 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
31%6 of 18 pressures40 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Lane Kiffin — 34-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
42.7%
394 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
40 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #67 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ole Miss, 19 sacks — drafted at #214 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lane Kiffin.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 3rd NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 3rd NFL season
